Today, I arrived at the airport in great time, waited in line, checked in, had my bag tags printed and then the attendant asked for my passport... that's when the plans started changing. My passport expires in 5 1/2 months, which you would think is fine because I was planning on coming back in 6 weeks. Well, Africa has a different idea of "expiration". You must have 6 months BEYOND your final travel date for your passport to expire. (I just found that out at 12:45 today) So, as I stood there shocked as they told me I couldn't get on the flight... I literally kept hearing myself say, "Stay Calm, it's gonna work out". I held my cool as I was on the phone for over an hour with the airline trying to figure out what to do. It was down to the wire and I was going to either lose my first ticket completely or I could rebook for another day... I obviously re-booked (which costed a large and unexpected pretty penny!!!),and am still waiting for my solidified confirmation. (I think Hurricane Sandy is keeping those in the airline business a bit busy)
I'm not sure why this happend... I'm still in a bit of shock, super sad and confused, but I am praying that God shows me why and that I wait patiently for the next two weeks while God obviously has other plans for me.
Jesus, I don't get it. But help me to rest in the fact that YOUR plans are higher than mine. Maybe you're protecting me from something... maybe I'm suppose to learn something... maybe ??? I don't know what. But keep me focused on you and thankful that you lead me, no matter what plans change.
From This....
to this...
Look at the birds, Deb, look at the birds. Love you and praying for you during this time of waiting....
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